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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $83 Billion Deal, Creating a Streaming Colossus

The deal to acquire the Hollywood giant’s television and film studios as well as HBO Max will bulk up the world’s biggest paid streaming service.

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DealBook

Why the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery May Not Be Over Yet

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Fears Spread Over New ICE Crackdowns, Your Friday News Quiz, and More

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Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester

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Constant Méheut

Amid a major corruption scandal, President Volodymyr Zelensky is promising to step up oversight of state-owned companies. But it was his administration that had sabotaged that oversight.

Kim Barker

Our investigation found that the Zelensky government stacked oversight boards with loyalists, left seats empty or stalled them from being set up at all. That at times crippled their ability to function.

Constant Méheut

The term “supervisory boards” sounds boring — maybe that’s why they don’t get a ton of attention. But for European and U.S. leaders, they help ensure that taxpayer money isn’t lost to corruption.

Kim Barker

The scandal swirling around the Zelensky administration focuses on the state-owned nuclear firm. We found meddling in the supervisory board there, as well as at two other major state companies.

Constant Méheut

It drives home a dilemma for Zelensky, who wants a post-war future that includes membership in NATO and the E.U. Both of those groups have made clear that Ukraine would first have to root out corruption.

Volodymyr Zelensky, in a black coat, speaks to reporters. — Alex Babenko/Associated Press

Analysis

Second Strike Scrutiny Obscures Larger Question About Trump’s Boat Attacks

Congress is focusing on two deaths in one strike. But nine other people died in that attack, and the U.S. has killed 87 in all. Were any of those killings legal?

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An Explosion, Then Survivors: Military Shows Lawmakers Sept. 2 Boat Attack Video

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Adm. Frank M. Bradley attended a classified meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. — Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour

The shift, while small, is notable after months of stability in President Trump’s approval rating.

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Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Texas Voting Maps

Texas officials had asked the court to allow the use of new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.

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A chart showing the percent who approve and disapprove of President Trump’s job performance since he took office in January, according to a New York Times average polls. — The New York Times

Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’

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Vaccine Panel Again Postpones Vote on Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

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The Best Albums of 2025

The rising K-pop star Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year.

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Elon Musk’s X Is Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe

The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.

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BREAKING

New York Times Sues A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Over Use of Copyrighted Work

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A close-up of Elon Musk, in a dark suit and tie, looking into the distance. — Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

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LIVE

World Cup Draw Kicks Off in Washington, D.C.

President Trump will be at the Kennedy Center as 12 groups of four teams are formed ahead of next summer’s tournament in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

From The Athletic

The World Cup Draw Has Arrived. Here’s a Preview and Predictions.

From The Athletic

Luke Broadwater, Karen Hanley and James Surdam

As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award

Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, has been ingratiating himself with President Trump to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup.

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Can the U.S. Win the World Cup? There’s a Glimmer of Hope.

From The Athletic

Iranian Officials Reverse Plan to Boycott World Cup Draw, FIFA Claims

From The Athletic

What We Know About the Arrest in the D.C. Pipe Bomb Case

The arrest came after years of false leads and speculation over who planted the bombs near the Capitol before the Jan. 6 riot.

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Did the U.S. Focus on Fentanyl Leave Latin America Awash in Cocaine?

As Washington made combating fentanyl a priority, cocaine trafficking has surged. Nowhere have the ripples been felt like in Ecuador, where criminal groups have run rampant.

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3 Takeaways From Our Look at the Cocaine Trade’s Resurgence

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How the Fire in Hong Kong Became So Deadly

Hazardous construction materials, the buildings’ design, and a series of safety failures likely enabled the blaze to spread with devastating speed.

Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record

In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.

An Alaskan Village Confronts Its Changing Climate: Rebuild or Relocate?

After a devastating storm, people who fled a remote coastal village face an existential question.

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Who Is the Snake in ‘Zootopia 2’?

Gary Goldman, who has battled Disney in court over the franchise, thinks the viper Gary De’Snake is based on him.

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Fans Are Obsessed With This Celebrity Couple. They Star in ‘Zootopia.’

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An image from the animated movie “Zootopia 2” depicts the face of the character Gary De’Snake with his tail wrapped around a book. — Disney Enterprises

Weather

Opinion

Phil Klay

What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes

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Violet Du Feng

How to Find a Date in a Country With Over 30 Million Extra Men

The Ezra Klein Show

2025 Is Almost Over. What Just Happened?

An image of a man juggling four spinning plates, one juggling the White House, a second one the U.S. Capitol.

Sarah Isgur

Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan

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The Morning

The Year in Lists

The end of year recaps can be dizzying. But they’re also full of gold.

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Jimmy Kimmel Thanks Trump for Google Superstardom in 2025

The host said he wouldn’t have been the third-most-trending person in Google searches this year “without the support of loyal viewers” like the president.

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Putin Basks in Praise From Modi on India Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded President Vladimir Putin of Russia, underlining the close personal relationship between the leaders.

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Analysis

With A.I. and Wordle, Leo Proves to Be a Pope of the Digital Age

On his first trip as pontiff, Leo XIV predictably called for peace and unity. But he also addressed technology’s promise and pitfalls.

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Where Is Jacob? His Mother Won’t Say, and the Police Cannot Find Him.

Jacob Pritchett, a Brooklyn 11-year-old, has been missing for months. A judge has said his mother must remain at Rikers Island until she reveals his whereabouts.

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How Kit Kat Was Killed: Video Shows What a Robot Taxi Couldn’t See

Surveillance video shows a woman crouching beside a Waymo taxi, trying to lure a beloved neighborhood cat to safety. A second later, the car drove off.

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